Threat from Kentucky is real but not imminent

9:22 PM,
Mar. 3, 2013

Written by

Grace Schneider
The Courier-Journal

Harrison County's top political leaders have predicted for a decade that someday soon, this southern Indiana community's gusher of $23.2 million in annual casino riches will slow to a trickle, or dry up completely.

But as they weigh threats from casino legalization in Kentucky and the arrival of new competition in Ohio, they dread a more direct hit inside their borders from Hoosier lawmakers - some of whom are seeking ways to raid the treasure flowing to Harrison and other casino communities.

"Every time the legislature meets, they can do something to us," said Gary Davis, the Harrison ...